MUI Urges Muslims To Pray Together Commemorating The G30S/PKI In Today's Memory, September 30, 2021

Strict military guard throughout Jakarta was the result of the G30S incident on October 1, 1965. (Co Rentmeester/LIFE)

JAKARTA Memories of today, four years ago, September 30, 2021, the Bandung branch of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) appealed to all Muslims to pray together to commemorate the G30S/PKI rebellion. The prayer was carried out so that similar incidents would not happen again in the future.

Previously, the G30S incident had become the dark history of the Indonesian nation. The rebellion through the murder of a series of TNI AD generals brought grief. The New Order Government (Orba) has made a special film for the G30S/PKI rebellion. The goal is to commemorate.

The rebellion of the September 30th Movement (G30S) in 1965 is not easy to forget in the nation's memory. The kidnapping and murder of a series of TNI AD generals brought a stir everywhere. This information made all Indonesians panic.

The state atmosphere became tense. However, Pangkostrad, General Suharto immediately took over the vacancy of the Indonesian Army. He moved to crush the rebels until the resistance was extinguished. This success made Suharto praised like a hero.

Later, the location of the kidnapping was discovered three days later. The general who died was then evacuated. Images of their bodies surfaced everywhere. The issue of the Indonesian Army general got tortured before being executed surfaced everywhere.

The people strongly condemn those involved in the uprising. General Suharto considered the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) as the mastermind. Suharto then immediately took firm action. He then dissolved the PKI.

This action became one of Suharto's important factors, Suharto could be Indonesia's number one person. This position did not necessarily make him forget the G30S/PKI. The New Order government then made a special film for the G30S to commemorate dark events.

The film must be screened every September 30 by national and private television from 1984. The goal is for the next generation of the nation to know the atrocities of the PKI. Even though there are many fictional narratives from films.

After a three-day search, the kidnapped generals were found. They were found dead at the bottom of the well near the airfield area. With feelings of horror and disgust, Dolly saw pictures of the corpse began to rot.

The incident of removing the body was broadcast on television on Monday night. According to the commander of the replacement force, Suharto, the failed power struggle was the result of the work of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), as well as groups of sympathizers in the Air Force (AU), "said Dolly Zegerius as written by Hilda Janssen in the book Tanah Air Baru, Indonesia (2016).

The G30S incident has indeed passed. However, the potential for the same thing to happen in the future cannot be ignored. This condition made the Bandung branch MUI issue a prayer instruction to commemorate the G30S/PKI on September 30, 2021.

The prayer was carried out so that a similar incident did not occur. Prayers were specially performed for those who were victims of the G30S ferocity. MUI also prays for Indonesian Muslims to avoid exposure to atheism and communism.

The Koran's reading was carried out to accompany prayers that were specifically conveyed to the heroes who were victims of communism in the G30S/PKI series. Requesting protection from Allah SWT to avoid the possibility of the revival of the understandings of atheism, communism on the lap of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia," the contents of the appeal were quoted as saying on the website, September 30, 2021.